Ok, my biggest anxiety about all of this is not about the surgery but about flying since I have never flown and I am scared of heights.

Help a girl out here...

What airline is the most comfortable? I will be traveling about 7 hours from the looks of things.

Which seat is easiest for a plus size person to fit into? (I am a size 24 if that helps) I will be traveling with my husband who wouldn't mind me pressing up against him but what about arm rests?

Seat belt extenders? Is there a way to know ahead of time that you need one?

Any tips I need to know?

What if we just.suck it up and go first class? We will have more room guaranteed. I flew back from Hawaii on an upgrade. Well worth it

For me 1st class for 1 ticket is more than the cost of getting both tickets in economy. I'll be uncomfortable to save $1100 lol

For me 1st class for 1 ticket is more than the cost of getting both tickets in economy. I'll be uncomfortable to save $1100 lol

Me too, everytime! But I have to say a recent trip that took me to South East Asia, was brutal. 26 total hours with over 17 hours in economy, now you why I am so flippant :-D

When I was flying at a size 24, my usual guess for whether or not I would need an extender was the size of the plane/number of seats. If there were 3 seats on each side of the plane I could usually get it fastened, but on smaller planes with only 2 seats per side I'd need an extender. Not sure why smaller plane equals smaller belt.

I was thinking that the anxiety of flying worrying about the seats belt fitting was too much

When I was flying at a size 24, my usual guess for whether or not I would need an extender was the size of the plane/number of seats. If there were 3 seats on each side of the plane I could usually get it fastened, but on smaller planes with only 2 seats per side I'd need an extender. Not sure why smaller plane equals smaller belt.

You know seat belt length determination is a mystery, but I can tell you this - on U.S. carriers I almost always have to request an extender, but on Asian carriers I have not needed them. Exactly opposite of what you would expect, considering comparative weight data between the U.S. and, say, Japan.

So, I am going to ask our companies seat requirements guru about seat belt lengths, see what FAA requirements are applicable, etc. and I will let you know what he says...